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Swastika

Nepal

Blog

Breaking Barriers: Inside Nepal’s First LGBTQIA+ Hormonal and Laser Therapy Clinic

“In my mind, I only ‘came out’ once – from my mother’s womb,” says Swastika, a transgender activist and clinic coordinator of Nepal’s first Hormonal and Laser Therapy Clinic for LGBTQIA+ people. The clinic was established in 2022 in collaboration with IPPF’s member association, the Family Planning Association of Nepal (FPAN) and the Blue Diamond Society (BDS), Nepal’s pioneering LGBTQIA+ organization.   
Group of young men. One holds condoms.

29 July 2016

by Jon Hopkins, IPPF Senior HIV Officer

Group of young men. One holds condoms.

29 July 2016

by Jon Hopkins, IPPF Senior HIV Officer

14 July 2016

Lorraine is centre manager of the Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK) clinic in Kibera, Nairobi – a place best known for being Africa’s biggest urban slum. Here FHOK is fighting poverty and myths to provide sexual health and education.

14 July 2016

Lorraine is centre manager of the Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK) clinic in Kibera, Nairobi – a place best known for being Africa’s biggest urban slum. Here FHOK is fighting poverty and myths to provide sexual health and education.

A young couple sit with a counseller

09 June 2016

Early marriage is increasing as families are desperate to secure safety for their daughters. But without sexuality education the consequences can be tough.

A young couple sit with a counseller

09 June 2016

Early marriage is increasing as families are desperate to secure safety for their daughters. But without sexuality education the consequences can be tough.

Zambezi Village, Zambia

04 March 2016

Seri Wendoh is the Senior Advisor for Gender, Adolescents and Rights at IPPF's Central Office. 

Zambezi Village, Zambia

04 March 2016

Seri Wendoh is the Senior Advisor for Gender, Adolescents and Rights at IPPF's Central Office. 

Woman shows a condom during training

29 January 2016

IPPF has pledged to reac

Woman shows a condom during training

29 January 2016

IPPF has pledged to reac

Group of young men. One holds condoms.

29 July 2016

by Jon Hopkins, IPPF Senior HIV Officer

Group of young men. One holds condoms.

29 July 2016

by Jon Hopkins, IPPF Senior HIV Officer

14 July 2016

Lorraine is centre manager of the Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK) clinic in Kibera, Nairobi – a place best known for being Africa’s biggest urban slum. Here FHOK is fighting poverty and myths to provide sexual health and education.

14 July 2016

Lorraine is centre manager of the Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK) clinic in Kibera, Nairobi – a place best known for being Africa’s biggest urban slum. Here FHOK is fighting poverty and myths to provide sexual health and education.

A young couple sit with a counseller

09 June 2016

Early marriage is increasing as families are desperate to secure safety for their daughters. But without sexuality education the consequences can be tough.

A young couple sit with a counseller

09 June 2016

Early marriage is increasing as families are desperate to secure safety for their daughters. But without sexuality education the consequences can be tough.

Zambezi Village, Zambia

04 March 2016

Seri Wendoh is the Senior Advisor for Gender, Adolescents and Rights at IPPF's Central Office. 

Zambezi Village, Zambia

04 March 2016

Seri Wendoh is the Senior Advisor for Gender, Adolescents and Rights at IPPF's Central Office. 

Woman shows a condom during training

29 January 2016

IPPF has pledged to reac

Woman shows a condom during training

29 January 2016

IPPF has pledged to reac